Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB12: Montana historic preservation grants
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act appropriating money from the historic preservation grant program account to the department of commerce for historic preservation projects; authorizing grants from the historic preservation grant program account; placing conditions on grants and funds; amending section 4(1), chapter 710, laws of 2023; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT APPROPRIATING MONEY FROM THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT PROGRAM ACCOUNT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROJECTS; AUTHORIZING GRANTS FROM THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT PROGRAM ACCOUNT; PLACING CONDITIONS ON GRANTS AND FUNDS; AMENDING SECTION 4(1), CHAPTER 710, LAWS OF 2023; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Appropriation for Montana historic preservation grant program. (1) There is appropriated $5,918,092 from the historic preservation grant program account established in 22-3-1307 to the department of commerce for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, to finance projects authorized in subsection (2). (2) The following projects and applicants are authorized for grants in their order of priority: Rank Project/Applicant Grant Amount Carter County Museum Carter County Geological Society $300,000 Yaak Community Hall Lincoln County $168,000 John Engen Building Missoula Local Government Building Special District $350,000 Lincoln School Lincoln School Foundation $300,000 KPRK Building Moleo Media Group, LLC $250,000 - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB ENROLLED BILL - 2025 69th Legislature 2025 HB Historic Lavina School Lavina Public Schools $250,000 Red Lodge Pea Cannery and Brewery Building Metagabbro LLC $50,000 Yellowstone Art Museum Main Building Yellowstone Art Museum $210,000 Octagonal Pavilion Madison County $200,000 St. Michael's Church Friends of the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula $114,492 Historic Hamilton Town Hall Hamilton, City of $150,000 Apsáalooke Center for Culture and History …
Sponsors
- Fitzpatrick, John (R, 76) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading Senate Amendments
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments
Votes
- Do Concur (April 29, 2025): 70 yea, 29 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 28, 2025): 69 yea, 31 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 24, 2025): 39 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 23, 2025): 43 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 19, 2025): 70 yea, 28 nay, passed
- Do Pass As Amended (March 17, 2025): 59 yea, 37 nay, passed
Subjects: Appropriations, Arts
Common questions
- What is HB12?
- HB12 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Montana historic preservation grants.
- What does HB12 do?
- In its own words: An act appropriating money from the historic preservation grant program account to the department of commerce for historic preservation projects; authorizing grants from the historic preservation grant program account; placing conditions on grants and funds; amending section 4(1), chapter 710, laws of 2023; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of HB12?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB12?
- Fitzpatrick, John (R, 76).
- Where is the official record for HB12?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0717
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